| Lord I wished I, was a little catfish
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| Swimmin in a oh a, deep blue sea
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| I have all those good little fishes
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| Swimming out to me
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| Swimming out to meet me boy
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| Swimming out to meet me
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| And I cried, sure enough I did
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| I’m telling you baby, sure enough I did
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| I walks on down, to my baby’s house
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| Lord and I sit down hey, on her step
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| She says come on in, come on in Johnny boy
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| My husband just now left
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| My husband just now left
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| I tell he just now left people
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| Lord he just now left honey
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| And I cried, sure enough I did
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| Lord help myself
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| I walks on in, lord and I sit on down
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| But there’s one thing hey, I just can’t understand
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| She cook cold grits for her husband
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| It’s good for me baby
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| It’s good for me baby
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| Lord this poor man, cooking for this poor man
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| And I cried, yes I did
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| People now I tell you I cried
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| Lord help myself
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| I walks on in and I sits on down
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| Lord there’s one thing hey, I just can’t understand
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| She cooking cold grits for her husband
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| Cold grits for her man
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| This is for her man
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| Lord she cooking for her man
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| Cooking for her man
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| And I cried, yes I did
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| I tell you babe, I keep on telling you
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| I walks on down, to my little baby’s house
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| And I told you that I sat down hey
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| Lord I stood up for her
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| She says a come on in, come on in Johnny boy
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| Lord he just now left
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| My husband just now left
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| Gonna be all here by myself
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| Oh all by myself baby
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| Oh how it gonna be
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| I cried, yes I told I cried
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| I believe I’m gonna cry too
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| I believe I’m gonna she’d a tear |